Rablah

Rablah
ربلة
Village
Rablah

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°27′7″N 36°33′24″E / 34.45194°N 36.55667°E / 34.45194; 36.55667
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Al-Qusayr
Subdistrict Al-Qusayr
Population (2004)
  Total 5,328
Time zone EET (UTC+3)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)

Rablah (Arabic: ربلة; also spelled Rableh, Ribla or Ribleh) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Just east of the border with Lebanon, nearby localities include al-Nizariyah to the southwest, Zita al-Gharbiyah to the northwest, al-Qusayr to the north, Zira'ah to the northeast and Hisyah to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Rableh had a population of 5,328 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Catholics.[2][3]

History

It is consideredto be the site of the ancient town of Riblah, whose tell is covered by a cemetery not far from the modern town.[4][5][6]

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (Arabic)
  2. Smith, 1841, p. 176.
  3. Choufi, Firas. On the Frontline of the Battle for Syria’s Lebanese Villages. 2013-03-02.
  4. Avraham Negev and Shimon Gibson (2001). Riblah. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (New York and London: Continuum). p. 435. ISBN 0-8264-1316-1.
  5. "Riblah". Watchtower Online Library. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  6. Ferrell Jenkins (2 March 2009). "Riblah in the land of Hamath". Ferrell's Travel Blog. Retrieved 2015-09-23.

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